Tuesday, November 01, 2011
Shoplifting, Hawaii… and Racism
The hottest news today surrounded a husband and wife arrested for shoplifting in a Safeway grocery store located in Hawaii. Public outrage has erupted over the fact that the couple was arrested for a $5 sandwich and their 3-year old daughter was removed from their custody during the incident and kept away from her parents by child protective services for approximately 18 hours.
As I read this story in the morning paper I couldn’t help but get angry over the idea of a child being forcibly taken away from their parents for a minor infraction like shoplifting. My anger only increased as the details of the incident were laid out for me by the LA Times.
• The couple had only recently moved to Hawaii in the last two weeks from Los Angeles.
• The wife was approximately 30 weeks pregnant.
• They were grocery shopping at the Safeway, and because the wife was hungry she chose to eat her sandwich while they shopped, but saved the wrapper intending to pay for it when they checked out.
• The couple DID pay for their groceries which totaled approximately $50.
• After being confronted by the security guard for not paying for the eaten sandwich, the couple offered to pay the $5 for the sandwich that according to them, they had just forgotten to account for during the check-out process.
As I read this article about over-zealous grocery store workers/security I could not help but wonder what role if any, the rampant racism that exists in the state of Hawaii played in this incident. My mother lived in the Aloha state for 5 years during the 1990’s and I was fortunate enough to visit her on several occasions. And while the island itself is scenically beautiful as advertised, the truth of the native Hawaiians bias against foreigners, and specifically white people made for an unusual combination. Is it possible that the discrimination and racism that sometimes appear to be core tenets of the “Aloha” culture impacted the decision-making in the Safeway store?
Wait a second? Racism? Discrimination? Aren’t those some pretty heavy-handed words to lie on an entire state for the actions of a couple of dumb grocery store managers? Maybe, we will see how Safeway deals with the incident in question (As I write this article the company has responded that they are still determining whether or not to press charges against the couple.) But there are more people involved in this story than just the Safeway manager(s). The police were called, and in fact it was the police who arrested and hand-cuffed the couple and contacted child protective services to have the 3-year old taken into custody. Are we to believe that the police officers who were called to the scene lacked the ability, much less the authority to intervene in this situation? I have some trouble swallowing the idea that a police officer could not lay out the consequences succinctly to all the parties and come up with a better solution (for example: how about we just let the couple pay the $5 for the sandwich and leave it at that?) At least if they wanted to that is.
According to the story in the paper, child protective services were called-in due to the fact that both parents had been arrested. Did this individual from CPS lack the authority/ability to interject some reason into this insane situation? They were neither an employee of the company, nor are they technically law enforcement officials. Since the CPS official was not there at the time of the offense I think it’s reasonable to assume this may have been the best person to offer some needed sensibility and possibly de-fuse this incident before it proceeded to its next completely unbelievable step! Hand-cuffing the parents and taking their little girl away.
So you may be asking yourself, “Where does discrimination or racism play a role here?” And it may not. But as I read about this couple, recently transplanted to Hawaii I couldn’t help but wonder if this same thing would have happened to a native Hawaiian couple? In a 2009 article by Larry Keller for the Southern Law Poverty Center (“Prejudice in Paradise”) he states… “With no known hate groups and a much-trumpeted spirit of aloha or tolerance, few people outside Hawaii realize the state has a racism issue. One reason: The tourism-dependent state barely acknowledges hate crimes. That makes it hard to know how often racial violence is directed at Caucasians, who comprise about 25% of the ethnically diverse state's 1.3 million residents. Those who identify themselves as Native Hawaiian — most residents are of mixed race — account for nearly 20%”
But there are examples of Hawaii’s simmering racial tensions, most notably:
• The last day of school has long been unofficially designated "Kill Haole Day," with white students singled out for harassment and violence. (Haole — pronounced how-lee — is slang for a foreigner, usually white, and sometimes is used as a racial slur.)
• A non-Native Hawaiian student who challenged the Hawaiian-preference admission policy at a wealthy private school received a $7 million settlement this year.
• A 12-year-old white girl new to Hawaii from New York City needed 10 surgical staples to close a gash in her head incurred when she was beaten in 2007 by a Native Hawaiian girl who called her a "fucking haole."
• A vocal segment of Native Hawaiians is pushing for independence to end the "prolonged occupation" by the United States and governance by natives.
• Demonstrators shouting racial epithets at whites disrupted a statehood celebration in 2006.
So did the Safeway store employees, the police, or possibly even child protective services turn a blind eye to blatant discrimination against a “haole” (pronounced howlee) couple without realizing that the end result in this game would be a little girl forcibly separated from her parents for the first time in her life? The mother, herself 30 weeks pregnant at the time of this incident, admitted to getting physically ill and throwing-up after her daughter was removed from the room. Even a zero-emotion zombie on Halloween would have to feel some sense of sympathy for a sick pregnant woman who has just lost custody (even temporarily) of her 3 year old daughter over a $5 sandwich.
And to those Safeway managers, the police and child protective services involved in this ridiculous incident I would ask if they sincerely thanked the couple for maintaining their self-composure while their child was essentially stolen. If the National Rifle Association motto “You’ll get my gun when you pry it from my Cold Dead Hands” applies… well, you should see what happens when you try to take my kid.
As I read this story in the morning paper I couldn’t help but get angry over the idea of a child being forcibly taken away from their parents for a minor infraction like shoplifting. My anger only increased as the details of the incident were laid out for me by the LA Times.
• The couple had only recently moved to Hawaii in the last two weeks from Los Angeles.
• The wife was approximately 30 weeks pregnant.
• They were grocery shopping at the Safeway, and because the wife was hungry she chose to eat her sandwich while they shopped, but saved the wrapper intending to pay for it when they checked out.
• The couple DID pay for their groceries which totaled approximately $50.
• After being confronted by the security guard for not paying for the eaten sandwich, the couple offered to pay the $5 for the sandwich that according to them, they had just forgotten to account for during the check-out process.
As I read this article about over-zealous grocery store workers/security I could not help but wonder what role if any, the rampant racism that exists in the state of Hawaii played in this incident. My mother lived in the Aloha state for 5 years during the 1990’s and I was fortunate enough to visit her on several occasions. And while the island itself is scenically beautiful as advertised, the truth of the native Hawaiians bias against foreigners, and specifically white people made for an unusual combination. Is it possible that the discrimination and racism that sometimes appear to be core tenets of the “Aloha” culture impacted the decision-making in the Safeway store?
Wait a second? Racism? Discrimination? Aren’t those some pretty heavy-handed words to lie on an entire state for the actions of a couple of dumb grocery store managers? Maybe, we will see how Safeway deals with the incident in question (As I write this article the company has responded that they are still determining whether or not to press charges against the couple.) But there are more people involved in this story than just the Safeway manager(s). The police were called, and in fact it was the police who arrested and hand-cuffed the couple and contacted child protective services to have the 3-year old taken into custody. Are we to believe that the police officers who were called to the scene lacked the ability, much less the authority to intervene in this situation? I have some trouble swallowing the idea that a police officer could not lay out the consequences succinctly to all the parties and come up with a better solution (for example: how about we just let the couple pay the $5 for the sandwich and leave it at that?) At least if they wanted to that is.
According to the story in the paper, child protective services were called-in due to the fact that both parents had been arrested. Did this individual from CPS lack the authority/ability to interject some reason into this insane situation? They were neither an employee of the company, nor are they technically law enforcement officials. Since the CPS official was not there at the time of the offense I think it’s reasonable to assume this may have been the best person to offer some needed sensibility and possibly de-fuse this incident before it proceeded to its next completely unbelievable step! Hand-cuffing the parents and taking their little girl away.
So you may be asking yourself, “Where does discrimination or racism play a role here?” And it may not. But as I read about this couple, recently transplanted to Hawaii I couldn’t help but wonder if this same thing would have happened to a native Hawaiian couple? In a 2009 article by Larry Keller for the Southern Law Poverty Center (“Prejudice in Paradise”) he states… “With no known hate groups and a much-trumpeted spirit of aloha or tolerance, few people outside Hawaii realize the state has a racism issue. One reason: The tourism-dependent state barely acknowledges hate crimes. That makes it hard to know how often racial violence is directed at Caucasians, who comprise about 25% of the ethnically diverse state's 1.3 million residents. Those who identify themselves as Native Hawaiian — most residents are of mixed race — account for nearly 20%”
But there are examples of Hawaii’s simmering racial tensions, most notably:
• The last day of school has long been unofficially designated "Kill Haole Day," with white students singled out for harassment and violence. (Haole — pronounced how-lee — is slang for a foreigner, usually white, and sometimes is used as a racial slur.)
• A non-Native Hawaiian student who challenged the Hawaiian-preference admission policy at a wealthy private school received a $7 million settlement this year.
• A 12-year-old white girl new to Hawaii from New York City needed 10 surgical staples to close a gash in her head incurred when she was beaten in 2007 by a Native Hawaiian girl who called her a "fucking haole."
• A vocal segment of Native Hawaiians is pushing for independence to end the "prolonged occupation" by the United States and governance by natives.
• Demonstrators shouting racial epithets at whites disrupted a statehood celebration in 2006.
So did the Safeway store employees, the police, or possibly even child protective services turn a blind eye to blatant discrimination against a “haole” (pronounced howlee) couple without realizing that the end result in this game would be a little girl forcibly separated from her parents for the first time in her life? The mother, herself 30 weeks pregnant at the time of this incident, admitted to getting physically ill and throwing-up after her daughter was removed from the room. Even a zero-emotion zombie on Halloween would have to feel some sense of sympathy for a sick pregnant woman who has just lost custody (even temporarily) of her 3 year old daughter over a $5 sandwich.
And to those Safeway managers, the police and child protective services involved in this ridiculous incident I would ask if they sincerely thanked the couple for maintaining their self-composure while their child was essentially stolen. If the National Rifle Association motto “You’ll get my gun when you pry it from my Cold Dead Hands” applies… well, you should see what happens when you try to take my kid.
Labels: Discrimination, Racism, Safeway, Shoplifting
Tuesday, September 05, 2006
FOO FIGHTERS REVIEW: Live at the Pantages Theatre
I thought I would take a break from eBay for a moment and share my experience last week (8/30) I took my 13 year old son to see the Foo Fighters Acoustic show at the Pantages theatre in Hollywood. If you haven’t seen them, they are quite possibly the best hard Rock N Roll band in the business today.
But last night was something different. Let me clarify for a moment when I say it was an “Acoustic” show. My son asked me about that term … and I had to admit it was only an acoustic show in the sense that they had electric guitars, bass, and a drummer playing back-up. Still the intent was clear. The lead instrument was David Grohl and his acoustic guitar.
I was impressed at the precision this band maintained throughout an amazing show which probably lasted about 90 minutes. Grohl appeared to be having such a good time with the receptive audience in the cozy confines of the Pantages that at times it felt more like a campfire sing-along than a major band in concert.
Nonetheless, I’ve seen well over 100 concerts in my life including some of the biggest and best bands in Rock N Roll and the Foo Fighters left me feeling like I had seen something very special last Wednesday night. If you ever have a chance to see them in concert, Acoustic or otherwise, I highly recommend you catch the show!
Rich
But last night was something different. Let me clarify for a moment when I say it was an “Acoustic” show. My son asked me about that term … and I had to admit it was only an acoustic show in the sense that they had electric guitars, bass, and a drummer playing back-up. Still the intent was clear. The lead instrument was David Grohl and his acoustic guitar.
I was impressed at the precision this band maintained throughout an amazing show which probably lasted about 90 minutes. Grohl appeared to be having such a good time with the receptive audience in the cozy confines of the Pantages that at times it felt more like a campfire sing-along than a major band in concert.
Nonetheless, I’ve seen well over 100 concerts in my life including some of the biggest and best bands in Rock N Roll and the Foo Fighters left me feeling like I had seen something very special last Wednesday night. If you ever have a chance to see them in concert, Acoustic or otherwise, I highly recommend you catch the show!
Rich
Thursday, August 31, 2006
eBay Items Updated
Hi everyone,
I'm back with some more items that we listed today on eBay. More video games and Golf Glasses. Sorry no concert tickets this week. But I do have a great story to share with you from my experience at the Foo Fighters Acoustic Concert Last night.
Anyway, here are the eBay items.
VISIBALL V 100 Golf Ball Finding Glasses New Sealed
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=019&item=290024955109&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1
These are very useful. I'm a golfer myself and if you're interested I completed a product review of these glasses. You can check out the article for yourself at:
http://ezinearticles.com/?id=279006
Drill Dozer GBA SP DS New Sealed Drilldozer
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=019&item=290024955172&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1
The Chronicles of Narnia Lion Witch Wardrobe GBA SP DS
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=019&item=290024958700&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1
Need for Speed: Most Wanted GBA SP DS New Sealed
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=019&item=290024961981&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1
Robots GBA SP DS New Sealed
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=019&item=290024962007&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1
Pokemon FireRed GBA SP DS Used Fire Red
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=019&item=290024965526&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1
We'll have more items listed tomorrow.
Talk to you soon,
Rich
I'm back with some more items that we listed today on eBay. More video games and Golf Glasses. Sorry no concert tickets this week. But I do have a great story to share with you from my experience at the Foo Fighters Acoustic Concert Last night.
Anyway, here are the eBay items.
VISIBALL V 100 Golf Ball Finding Glasses New Sealed
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=019&item=290024955109&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1
These are very useful. I'm a golfer myself and if you're interested I completed a product review of these glasses. You can check out the article for yourself at:
http://ezinearticles.com/?id=279006
Drill Dozer GBA SP DS New Sealed Drilldozer
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=019&item=290024955172&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1
The Chronicles of Narnia Lion Witch Wardrobe GBA SP DS
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=019&item=290024958700&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1
Need for Speed: Most Wanted GBA SP DS New Sealed
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=019&item=290024961981&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1
Robots GBA SP DS New Sealed
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=019&item=290024962007&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1
Pokemon FireRed GBA SP DS Used Fire Red
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=019&item=290024965526&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1
We'll have more items listed tomorrow.
Talk to you soon,
Rich
Friday, August 25, 2006
More eBay Listings: Tickets to The Red Hot Chili Peppers in LA
Hello everyone,
I'm back with more auction listings for you on eBay. Nice variety actually. Golf Glasses. Gameboy Advance Games. But most importantly ...
I have 2 pairs of tickets for the upcoming Red Hot Chili Peppers concert in Los Angeles at the Forum of Inglewood. I've got tickets for both nights but you better hurry as both auctions end this Sunday, August 27th at approx. 5:00 PM PST.
If you haven't seen the Chili Peppers live in Concert before don't miss this opportunity. They are quite possibly the very best live Alternative Rock show you will ever see and they are just beginning their Stadium Arcadium tour and won't be back in the Southland for quite a while. (The last time they were on tour in LA was about 3 years ago).
Here you go:
Red Hot Chili Peppers Mars Volta LA Forum 8/31/06
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=019&item=290021539295&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1
Red Hot Chili Peppers Mars Volta LA Forum 9/1/06
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=019&item=290022873278&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1
Talk to You Soon
Rich
I'm back with more auction listings for you on eBay. Nice variety actually. Golf Glasses. Gameboy Advance Games. But most importantly ...
I have 2 pairs of tickets for the upcoming Red Hot Chili Peppers concert in Los Angeles at the Forum of Inglewood. I've got tickets for both nights but you better hurry as both auctions end this Sunday, August 27th at approx. 5:00 PM PST.
If you haven't seen the Chili Peppers live in Concert before don't miss this opportunity. They are quite possibly the very best live Alternative Rock show you will ever see and they are just beginning their Stadium Arcadium tour and won't be back in the Southland for quite a while. (The last time they were on tour in LA was about 3 years ago).
Here you go:
Red Hot Chili Peppers Mars Volta LA Forum 8/31/06
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=019&item=290021539295&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1
Red Hot Chili Peppers Mars Volta LA Forum 9/1/06
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=019&item=290022873278&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1
Talk to You Soon
Rich
Tuesday, August 22, 2006
The eBay Beginning
Hello Everyone,
I've recently started an eBay business and wanted to include you in my journey. I've never tried my own business before. But I already enjoy it and can certainly see a future in eBay and far beyond. My wife, 2 sons and I have been posting items on eBay now for about a month with each of us finding different things to do.
Here's the Links to my most recent auctions that were posted just last week. Most are ending in the next 2 days so if you're interested please take a few minutes to visit my eBay auctions.
Up first are some cool tools for the Golfer in your life. I'm a bit of a duffer myself and have found these to be a very useful additon to my already large assortment of golf toys. In fact, they work so well I'm writing an Article for Visball on my recent experience on a rather difficult par 3 course not too far from where I live. There are 2 different models to choose from.
VISIBALL V 100 Golf Ball Finding Glasses New Sealed
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=019&item=290020518954&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1
VISIBALL V 200 Golf Ball Finders Glasses Golfing New
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=019&item=290020825572&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1
Next, I've got pairs of tickets to one of the hottest concerts of 2006 in 2 different cities, Los Angeles & Sacramento. I love Rock. Hard Rock in fact. My oldest son turned 13 last year and we began attending concerts together. We've already seen the Foo Fighters & Avenged Sevenfold and now we've got the Foo Fighters Acoustic and The Red Hot Chili Peppers in the next couple of weeks. I'm 38 years old, going through my second childhood and Loving It! Please note, Sacramento fans, if you want these tickets for the Chili Peppers, act now because this auction ends Wednesday August 23rd at 5:00 PM PST. (Also check back later today as I might have a pair of tickets for the Friday 9/1 show in LA as well)
Red Hot Chili Peppers Mars Volta Sacramento Arco Arena
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=019&item=290021519614&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1
Red Hot Chili Peppers Mars Volta LA Forum 8/31/06
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=019&item=290021539295&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1
Last but not least are the video games we have for sale. We currently carry only Nintendo Gameboy Advance games for the Gameboy Advance, SP, DS and DS Lite sytems. I mentioned I have 2 sons and this is where the younger one comes in. He's 5 years old and he helps with selecting the games, testing used video games and is my faithful sidekick on my weekly video game shopping runs.
I mention used video games. But don't worry about that with any of these games I have listed below. These games were all acquired at local Retail outlets like Fry's Electronics, Best Buy, Target, Circuit City & CompUSA. I got burned ONCE by a Chinese Distributor masquerading as an American Wholesaler. And although I have acquired another Wholesale Distributor located right here in Los Angeles that I trust I still find better deals in most cases at the retailers I mention above who almost always have some type of sale on games. Take a look and please note that all of these auctions end within the next 2 days.
Pokemon Sapphire GBA SP DS Brand New Factory Sealed
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=019&item=290020520012&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1
Fire Emblem The Sacred Stones New GBA SP DS
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=019&item=290020825600&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1
Paperboy & Rampage GBA SP DS 2 Games in 1 New Sealed
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=019&item=290020827143&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1
Paws & Claws Pet Resort GBA SP DS New Sealed
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=019&item=290020828092&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1
Drill Dozer GBA SP DS New Sealed Drilldozer
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=019&item=290020828903&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1
Well, that's it for now. I do plan to write an article regarding my experience with Video games shortly that I will share with you as well.
Thank You for dropping bye.
Rich
I've recently started an eBay business and wanted to include you in my journey. I've never tried my own business before. But I already enjoy it and can certainly see a future in eBay and far beyond. My wife, 2 sons and I have been posting items on eBay now for about a month with each of us finding different things to do.
Here's the Links to my most recent auctions that were posted just last week. Most are ending in the next 2 days so if you're interested please take a few minutes to visit my eBay auctions.
Up first are some cool tools for the Golfer in your life. I'm a bit of a duffer myself and have found these to be a very useful additon to my already large assortment of golf toys. In fact, they work so well I'm writing an Article for Visball on my recent experience on a rather difficult par 3 course not too far from where I live. There are 2 different models to choose from.
VISIBALL V 100 Golf Ball Finding Glasses New Sealed
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=019&item=290020518954&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1
VISIBALL V 200 Golf Ball Finders Glasses Golfing New
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=019&item=290020825572&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1
Next, I've got pairs of tickets to one of the hottest concerts of 2006 in 2 different cities, Los Angeles & Sacramento. I love Rock. Hard Rock in fact. My oldest son turned 13 last year and we began attending concerts together. We've already seen the Foo Fighters & Avenged Sevenfold and now we've got the Foo Fighters Acoustic and The Red Hot Chili Peppers in the next couple of weeks. I'm 38 years old, going through my second childhood and Loving It! Please note, Sacramento fans, if you want these tickets for the Chili Peppers, act now because this auction ends Wednesday August 23rd at 5:00 PM PST. (Also check back later today as I might have a pair of tickets for the Friday 9/1 show in LA as well)
Red Hot Chili Peppers Mars Volta Sacramento Arco Arena
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=019&item=290021519614&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1
Red Hot Chili Peppers Mars Volta LA Forum 8/31/06
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=019&item=290021539295&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1
Last but not least are the video games we have for sale. We currently carry only Nintendo Gameboy Advance games for the Gameboy Advance, SP, DS and DS Lite sytems. I mentioned I have 2 sons and this is where the younger one comes in. He's 5 years old and he helps with selecting the games, testing used video games and is my faithful sidekick on my weekly video game shopping runs.
I mention used video games. But don't worry about that with any of these games I have listed below. These games were all acquired at local Retail outlets like Fry's Electronics, Best Buy, Target, Circuit City & CompUSA. I got burned ONCE by a Chinese Distributor masquerading as an American Wholesaler. And although I have acquired another Wholesale Distributor located right here in Los Angeles that I trust I still find better deals in most cases at the retailers I mention above who almost always have some type of sale on games. Take a look and please note that all of these auctions end within the next 2 days.
Pokemon Sapphire GBA SP DS Brand New Factory Sealed
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=019&item=290020520012&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1
Fire Emblem The Sacred Stones New GBA SP DS
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=019&item=290020825600&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1
Paperboy & Rampage GBA SP DS 2 Games in 1 New Sealed
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=019&item=290020827143&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1
Paws & Claws Pet Resort GBA SP DS New Sealed
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=019&item=290020828092&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1
Drill Dozer GBA SP DS New Sealed Drilldozer
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=019&item=290020828903&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1
Well, that's it for now. I do plan to write an article regarding my experience with Video games shortly that I will share with you as well.
Thank You for dropping bye.
Rich
